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5 series technological advances
Gesture control (audio control, take calls, zoom in for navigation by gesturing in mid air)
Wi-fi hot spot
Wireless phone charging
Amazon’s Alexa voice automated system
Wireless Apple CarPlay
What vehicle replaced the 535i?
BMW 540i
Automated driving features of 5 Series
Lane keeping assist
Blind spot monitoring
Improved active cruise control (driver can take their hands off the wheel for up to 50 seconds)
Side collision avoidance (also available)
Remote parking (self park) (540i)
What are the three driving modes of 530i and 540i?
Comfort
Sport
Eco pro
(Fourth Available called Adaptive when equipped with Dynamic Damper Control Suspension)
What is the engine for the 530i?
2.0 liter turbo charged 4 cylinder
Midsize luxury sedan that boasts some of the finest driver engagement around with no detriment to the driver
Bmw 5 series
Base 230i models get an eager ___ HP _______________(engine) and a/an __________-speed automatic.
248-hp
2.0-liter turbo four cylinder
8 speed automatic
A smooth _____-hp ______-liter turbo ______ powers the M240i, which is a 10Best winner for 2017.
335-hp
3.0-liter turbo six
Similarities of the M240i and the BMW M2
Both are powered by 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six engines with similar outputs
both hit 60 mph within one-third of a second of each other
both wear the “M” badges that indicate they were developed by BMW’s Motorsport division
How much less is the M240i than the M2?
$8245 less
A ___-hp improvement over last year’s car puts the M240i at 335 horsepower, just ____ ponies shy of the M2.
15 HP
30
The M2 is a much better cruiser than the M240i, quieter and less nervous on the highway. True or false?
False
Not only is the M240i more affordable than the M2, it’s also fairly well equipped at the base price with a ________, _______, ________, and _________.
glass sunroof (a no-cost delete option will please sunroof haters)
power front seats
satellite radio
ambient lighting
M240i Options on our test car brought cold-weather features:
- heated front seats and steering wheel plus retractable headlamp washers $700
- leather upholstery ($1450, and in black on our car—the white, red, or brown options would better counteract the sense of climbing into a cave at midnight)
- navigation and an inductive-charging pod for cellphones (for a combined cost of $2450)
- Driver Assistance package (rearview camera and parking sensors for $950).
The M240i’s greatest achievement is that it doesn’t feel like a compromise next to the M2, but rather makes its own case as a more ________ and more _________ alternative for less _______.
Usable
Comfortable
Money
M240i
“it has a range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and miles-per-gallon in the mid 60’s”
BMW 530e plug in hybrid
